Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and defense company with factories in Düsseldorf, Kassel and Unterlüß. It has a long tradition of making guns and artillery pieces. The company is also involved in a variety of advanced metal-working and milling technologies. This has allowed it to provide special high-quality components for small arms in addition to its heavy weapon production. The German term Aktiengesellschaft (IPA /aktsiÉ™ngÉ™zεlʃaft/) (abbreviated AG) means a corporation which is limited by shares, , owned by shareholders. ... Car redirects here. ... Defence or defense can refer to: For defence of a doctoral dissertation see thesis committee defense (military) Civil defense measures and emergency preparedness war, a euphemism for defense industry (disambiguation) defense (legal) , against prosecution and liability For defense against an attacker: self-defense Self-defense (theory) and defense of property... , ) Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River in northern Hessen, Germany, one of the two sources of the Weser river . ... Unterlüß is a village and a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... A gun is a common name given to an object that fires high-velocity projectiles. ... Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ...

In 1993 Rheinmetall acquired the Mauser AG and in 1996 and 1999 the majority share-holdings of STN Atlas and Oerlikon Contraves, all of which are major European defense companies. STN Atlas was later split into Atlas Elektronik and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, the latter is now a full subsidiary of Rheinmetall. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Mauser is the common name of a German arms manufacturer, maker of a line of bolt-action rifles from the 1870s to present. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH was a German defence company, producing sensors and other electronic or computer components such as Radar, Sonar, fire-control systems, simulations. ... Oerlikon has different meanings: Zürich Oerlikon: a quarter in the northern part of Zürich, Switzerland Oerlikon-Bührle: a company in Zürich, Switzerland that also owns Bally Shoes, Oerlikon Contraves, Pilatus Aircraft and Island Aircraft Oerlikon Contraves: a Swiss anti-aircraft artillery manufacturer founded in Zürich... Atlas Elektronik GmbH is a subsidary of BAE Systems based in Bremen, Germany. ...

Rheinmetall made bomb fuses during World War 2, notably a double-capacitor design which was particularly dangerous to defuse should the bomb not explode on impact. Many bomb disposal personnel were killed.^{[citation needed]} The patent for the fuse was filed in the UK two years before Hitler came to power and the UK Armed Forces spotted this and the patent then helped enormously with disarming these particular bombs.^{[citation needed]} The US Patent Office put a 32-year secrecy order on a similar patent by the University of Illinois in 1948. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ...

Leopard 2A6

PzH 2000 of the German Army

AGF

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 707 KB) German Leopard 2 A6M main battle tank. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 707 KB) German Leopard 2 A6M main battle tank. ... The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank built by the German company Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the Bundeswehr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3562x2376, 850 KB) de: Beschreibung: Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) in der Fahrschule FahrSimKette Baumholder Datum: Februar 2002 Autor: Björn Becker File links The following pages link to this file: PzH 2000 ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3562x2376, 850 KB) de: Beschreibung: Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) in der Fahrschule FahrSimKette Baumholder Datum: Februar 2002 Autor: Björn Becker File links The following pages link to this file: PzH 2000 ... The Panzerhaubitze 2000, or PzH 2000 for short, is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) together with Rheinmetall for the German Army. ... The German Army (German: Heer, [IPA: heɐ]  ) is the land component of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Image File history File links Serval_2. ... Image File history File links Serval_2. ... AGF AGF from behind The Aufklärungs- und Gefechtsfahrzeug (reconnaissance and combat vehicle), sometimes it is also called Serval, is a significantly modified version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class procurred by the German Army for the KSK in 2003. ...

Products

• 7.5cm Kwk 42 (L/70) tank gun that was used in the famed German Panther tank of World War II
• 88 mm gun - Flak and anti-tank gun of World War II
• Rheinmetall M35 - 105mm main gun of the M8-AGS Buford Armoured Gun System
• Rheinmetall 120mm Gun - both the L44 an L55 versions which arm the Leopard 2, M1A1 and A2 and Type 90 MBT
• Rheinmetall LTA2 - main gun of TAM tank
• MG3 - 7.62mm universal machine gun
• 155 mm L52 Artillery Gun - main gun of PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer
• MK 20 Rh202 - 20mm autocannon, primary armament of Marder, Luchs and Wiesel armoured fighting vehicles
• Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon - anti-aircraft gun
• AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
• Jacket cradle of Oto Melara
• RMK30 a 30 mm recoilless, caseless autocannon

The 7. ... German 88 mm guns were used in anti-aircraft and anti-tank roles. ... FLAK was a punk rock side project of members of the band Machinae Supremacy in 2001. ... Anti-tank, or simply AT, refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The United Defense M8 Armored Gun System was a development of the private venture Close Combat Vehicle - Light (CCV-L) and was to have been the successor of the M551 Sheridan in the 82nd Airborne Division, as well as expected to replace TOW-equipped HMMWVs in the 2nd Armored Cavalry... An M1 Abrams tank firing the Rheinmetall L44 fitted with a hoffman device. ... The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank built by the German company Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the Bundeswehr. ... The M1 Abrams main battle tank is the principal combat tank of the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, with three main versions being deployed starting in 1980: the M1, M1A1, and M1A2. ... The Type 90 is the current main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). ... The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ... Rheinmetall LTA2 is a 105 mm tank gun produced by the Rheinmetall firm of Germany. ... TAM is a medium tank designed by Thyssen-Henschel of Germany for Argentina. ... The German MG3 is one of the most popular universal machine guns in the World. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... The Panzerhaubitze 2000, or PzH 2000 for short, is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) together with Rheinmetall for the German Army. ... The Rh202 is autocannon with a calibre of 20mm designed and produced by Rheinmetall. ... M242 Bushmaster autocannon on an M2 Bradley. ... Marder is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by German Army from the 1960s through the present day. ... The Spähpanzer Luchs (German: Lynx) is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle (Spähpanzer) in service since 1975 by the West German and German armies, who used a total of 408 in their armoured reconnaissance battalions. ... The Wiesel AWC is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly-armoured weapons carrier. ... An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, protected by armour and armed with weapons. ... Reinmetall 20mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Canon Weight : 2,160Kg EL Angle of Fire : -5. ... AGF AGF from behind The Aufklärungs- und Gefechtsfahrzeug (reconnaissance and combat vehicle), sometimes it is also called Serval, is a significantly modified version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class procurred by the German Army for the KSK in 2003. ... Oto Melara is a Italian defence company with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. ... RMK30 is a recoilless 30 mm caliber autocannon firing a caseless 30 x 250 mm ammunition cartridges. ... M242 Bushmaster autocannon on an M2 Bradley. ...

External links

• Rheinmetall corporate homepage

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